Margarita Mission

Uptown Dallas margarita destination doesn't mess around with muddling

TNT Tacos and Tequila boasts an impressive lineup of margaritas.

Photo courtesy of Tacos and Tequila

For the next installment of Margarita Mission, adventurous reporter Emily Reppert heads to TNT Tacos and Tequila in the Quadrangle. With tequila in the name, it should come as no surprise that this casual Mexican restaurant shakes up stellar margaritas.

TNT's older sibling, Southwestern chain Blue Mesa Grill, blazed the local tequila trail, including its signature top-shelf margarita served in a shaker. TNT takes it a step further, with a margarita lineup that boasts unusual fruits such as blueberries and peaches. One standout is the orange noir, a citrusy take with muddled oranges left in the drink so you can scoop up the pulp.

"At Tacos and Tequila, we believe simple is best," says TNT's Zak Baron in the video. "We use all fresh products, and everything is made from scratch.

"What makes our top shelf mix different than other places is that it's all fresh-squeezed lime juice and organic agave nectar," he continues. That top-shelf mix forms the base of the orange noir, which also include Partida anejo tequila, Cointreau Noir (a cognac and orange liqueur blend), and those muddle oranges. It's topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Reppert's quest is inspired by our list of the 10 best margaritas for discerning Dallas cocktail drinkers. Stay tuned for her next tequila-fueled escapade.

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Churro News

Global churro chain Churro Mania takes hold of Dallas with 3 locations

Churromania

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Churro Mania

A delicious new dining treat has come to Dallas: Called Churro Mania, it's a chain of places dedicated to churros and it opened a location in Lewisville at 801 W. Main St, where they're promising the best churros around.

They have basic churros covered with sugar or cinnamon; bites, both crispy and filled with caramel. They have an oversized fat single churro called Big Mania. You can also get them stacked up in a churro cake, or in an ice cream sandwich, with ice cream set between two circular piped churros.

There's another category called "salted" that features tequeños, AKA cheese sticks: dough filled with melted cheese, in either mini or jumbo sizes. A Churro Dog is as it sounds: a unique salty churro topped with a sausage, which you can get topped with potato stix.

There are also savory empanadas, filled with choice of cheese, shredded meat, or chicken, for $3.50 each. The churros range from $8 to $13.

Churro Mania launched their first location in 1997 in Venezuela. They developed a franchise operation, and subsequently opened more than a dozen locations across Venezuela.

They made their U.S. debut in 2001 with a location in Miami, then in 2012, they formed a partnership with Walmart to open outlets inside Walmart stores.

They currently have five locations in the Miami area and one in Houston.

Founder and CEO is Ariel Acosta-Rubio, who worked in industries such as collections, sales, and real estate, where he learned valuable traits such as customer service, marketing, and how to create a sustainable business.

Happily for DFW, the churromania won't stop in Lewisville. According to a spokesperson, they're opening at least two more locations starting with Dallas at 3636 Frankford Rd. #320, and Irving, at 4100 W. Airport Fwy.

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